Mike, I've chalked up some of my best genealogical relationships on these lists. I always suggest them to newbies as well as seasoned researchers who aren't already familiar with them. And coffee certainly enhances the searching..... Greg Hilton On Feb 7, 2016, at 10:29 AM, "Mike Morris via" <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am under the impression the membership is declining based on the number of letter queries I see posted. Some members says its because programs such as Ancestry.com or others give the members what they need. But my recent query could not be answered until I posted a query to our list. Think about it, you ask a question and a lot of our wonderful members come out with all sorts of new ways to approach a subject. None of the other programs do this or responds almost with lightening speed. In addition, I enjoy looking at the numerous queries posted or if I am lucky some might ask me for a street location. Along with my cup of coffee its one of my favourite pastimes. > Please do suggest when talking about family history research to friends who might be new to this hobby, that they subscribe (for free) to our local Rootsweb list. > All my best, > Mike Morris Toronto Canada > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hope you don't mind. I have changed the subject title. While doing a Google search for Moss Side I did come across a Hall or building named Moss Side in Scotland. It was being sold for over a million pounds. Its an old building. Moss-side Hall of Boquhapple, Thornhill, Stirling, Stirlingshire Maybe this is your Moss Side connection. Do a Google search for it. Regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada From: N NASH <[email protected]> To: Mike Morris <[email protected]> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 9, 2016 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list Thanks to both of you. I did look at genuki and was surprised at so many Moss Sides. My relatives were Mariners so I think I should have a closer look at the Moss Side of Ulverston as per Mike's email. It never seemed feasible that there could have been a Moss Side family name but as Mike suggests it could have been from several previous generations which in turn may lead to a slightly different spelling. The paternal side of the family came from Scotland to Ulverston about 1816 which could toss many more options into the mix. Interestingly enough the only reason I found this branch of my family was through my uncle's middle name of Pernie. At that time nobody in the family knew the significance off for it but with a little research I was able to find my Ulverston connection. I certainly will look closer at the Moss Side name.On the hunt once again thanks to the Lancashire List. <snip> Noreen  

It appears there is another Moss Side. I did a Google search and located the following. | Reference: | R 383a/5 | | Description: | Name: Allen, John Address: Moss Side, Ulverston, Furness, Lancashire Occupation: Yeoman Contents: will | | Date: | 1829 Feb 19 | | Held by: | Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives | | Language: | English | I have the name BIGLAND running in my family, sometimes used as a first name or a middle name. It helped me track down other branches as their surnames changed. Eventually, I pinned it down as the surname of my 5x great grandmother who was married to the vicar John GIBSON of a church in Lytham. from 1750 to 1800. From this I found she was from the north west of Lancashire and the family had a hall named after them. Bigland Hall. I suggest that your family wanted to keep the name Moss Side for possibly the same reason. Its a name that was important to keep alive. My Bigland's are connected to the PRESTON'S. The PRESTON's got their name from the city of Preston. But for me that needs more research. Kind regards, Mike MorrisToronto Canada  

Hi, Noreen, Further to your query about Moss Side (or Mosside) and the responses you have had, there is a fantastic site - Genuki Lancashire which has a gazetteer at http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/Gazetteer. Put Moss Side in the search box and you will get about 9 hits. and a map showing where these are. The site represents an immense amount of work by one Phil Stringer - THANK YOU VERY MUCH Jim Lancaster (Bury, Lancs.) -----Original Message----- From: N NASH via Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 4:05 PM To: Mike Morris ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list

On 09/02/2016 16:12, John Lynch via wrote: > Moss Side is in Manchester. I don't know how it was when your ancestor lived there but if you want to know what it's like now, read this: Or between Lytham and Wrea Green. There were quite a few of them next to a 'Moss'. phil > > http://tinyurl.com/q822q33 > > -- > John Lynch > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:lancsgen- >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of N NASH via >> Sent: 09 February 2016 16:05 >> To: Mike Morris; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list >> >> As an aside from the discussion could you explain where Moss Side is for me >> please. I first thought it was an area in Ulverston. One of my relatives has >> Mosside as a second name. I always thought or was a translation area but >> perhaps there is more to it. Seems like an unusual monicker. >> Many thanks. >> Noreen >> Victoria, BC >>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Mike Morris via <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Hello Fiona, >>> I am on a number of Facebook sites. Middleton, Hulme/Ardwick/Ancoats >> and another for Moss Side. I have never seen a query posted on these sites. >>> Mike Morris Toronto Canada >>> >>> From: Fiona Hall via <[email protected]> >>> To: [email protected] >>> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:41 AM >>> Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list >>> >>> All the lists and boards I belong to are quiet. I fear that the next generation >> of researchers will do it on facebook – the ones I belong to are really lively. >> <snip> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>> >>> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >>> >>> The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen- >> [email protected] >>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >> >> The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Phil Stringer UK Genealogy - http://www.genuki.org.uk/

Moss Side is in Manchester. I don't know how it was when your ancestor lived there but if you want to know what it's like now, read this: http://tinyurl.com/q822q33 -- John Lynch >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:lancsgen- >[email protected]] On Behalf Of N NASH via >Sent: 09 February 2016 16:05 >To: Mike Morris; [email protected] >Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list > >As an aside from the discussion could you explain where Moss Side is for me >please. I first thought it was an area in Ulverston. One of my relatives has >Mosside as a second name. I always thought or was a translation area but >perhaps there is more to it. Seems like an unusual monicker. >Many thanks. >Noreen >Victoria, BC >> On Feb 8, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Mike Morris via <[email protected]> >wrote: >> >> Hello Fiona, >> I am on a number of Facebook sites. Middleton, Hulme/Ardwick/Ancoats >and another for Moss Side. I have never seen a query posted on these sites. >> Mike Morris Toronto Canada >> >> From: Fiona Hall via <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:41 AM >> Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list >> >> All the lists and boards I belong to are quiet. I fear that the next generation >of researchers will do it on facebook – the ones I belong to are really lively. ><snip> >> >> >> >> >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >> >> The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen- >[email protected] >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message > > > > >:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > >Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > >The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > >:-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message

As we seem to be writing about Wills under the Marriage Licence posting - I thought I would resurrect the initial Will post. Nivard -- in your last message on this subject you said; Message body "Probably stating the blindingly obvious but pre 1858 wills being under ecclesiastical courts, the jurisdiction of the relevant court covered different administration areas than just plain county boundaries" and you kindly provided a useful link to the appropriate section on Family Search. Believe me -- you were not stating the 'blindingly obvious' to me. Wills have always been a mystery to me. I ignored them for years. For one thing, coming from poor or working class stock - I never imagined that any of my ancestors would have left a Will (this assumption was wrong!). Furthermore I didn't understand the terminology - 'Ecclesiastical Courts' - 'Jurisdictions' - 'Admons' etc. All way above my head, so I took no notice of Wills. Then I found one on what was the Origins website (now part of Find My Past)! More accurately it was an 'Admon' - and it was at the Borthwick in York. I sent for this - cost £10. It was brilliant - it included an inventory of every single thing in the house - knives, forks, pots, buffets --- it turned this ancestor into a real person who had used these articles. Then I started finding Wills (mainly for my Yorkshire ancestors) - I love them now. Still don't understand all the lingo -- but find them really useful.Next stage -- to really explore which towns are 'South of the Ribble'. June From: June Dowling via <[email protected]> To: LancsGen <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, 8 February 2016, 18:25 Subject: [LAN] Downloadable Early Lancashire Wills Hi everyone, May I firstly say that many of you may know about the downloadable Lancashire Wills on Find My Past -- but I didn't - so other members of this list may not not know either. Hence this message and a FOLLOWING similar one about Marriage Licences and Bonds. As we know Lancashire used to be split between 2 Eccliastical Courts. Places in Lancs which were SOUTH of the Ribble came under the Archdeaconry of Chester - places NORTH of the Ribble came under Richmond, Yorks. The pre 1858 Wills held at Cheshire Archives have been filmed and are included on Find My Past. (Possibly not all --- but very many are). These include Lancashire Wills for those people who lived in Lancashire south of the Ribble. As the source of the River Ribble is in North Yorkshire - there are many locations in Lancashire which are south of this river --- Colne, Burnley, Rossendale, Blackburn, Bury Rochdale, Whalley -- and loads more. Hence the Wills for people from these places are within the Cheshire batch on Find My Past. To access these on that site;1. Click 'Search' on the ribbon menu at the top of the home page.2. Select 'Birth, Marriage, Death and parish Records' from the drop down menu which appears.3. In the section labelled ' Browse Subcategory' part way down the search screen - select 'Wills and Probate' (tick the adjacent box)-- and select 'Apply Filters' 4. Input your search criteria - but for your location input CHESHIRE!5. Check the results - BUT to find where the person was located you will need to look at the filmed copy of the Will. You will find lots are Lancashire locations. 6. PLEASE NOTE - many Wills consist of several pages - turn the pages by clicking the right hand arrow. You can download the Will page by page. I hope at least one of you didn't already know this and finds it of some help! Regards June :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list.  No fees!  The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

A lot of my Ogden's were from the Moss Side enviorns.....lots of information and pictures here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moss_Side mary lou

Well for me Wills are hard enough to find anyway without them being in the wrong place! > On 9 Feb 2016, at 11:26, Adrian Bruce via <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think that those wills belonging to Lancashire were shipped from Chester > to Preston some years ago. This does beg several questions such as - who's > got the Probate Act Books? Who filmed what for the wills and where? I'm > simply being curious but there are numerous missing wills and it would be > infuriating to miss one simply because it's in the wrong place according to > my simplistic view of the world. > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jim Lancaster wrote: > ><snip> The site represents an immense amount of work by one Phil Stringer - THANK YOU VERY MUCH > I'll second that, Jim. I'd be lost without the GENUKI Gazetteer, which I use every day. Phil is one of my genealogy heroes. Lynne

Probably stating the blindingly obvious but pre 1858 wills being under ecclesiastical courts, the jurisdiction of the relevant court covered different administration areas than just plain county boundaries This may help in that respect <https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Court_of_the_Bishop_of_Chester_%28Episcopal_Consistory%29> Over and above that for wills 1796 - 1903 the death duties index is a useful way of locating a given will Index To Death Duty Registers 1796-1903 is available on findmypast, not all wills are included but it can be a good pointer to those that attracted death duties A simple search for Lancashire gets 3,377,366 hits Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 09/02/2016 10:26, Adrian Bruce via wrote: > I think that those wills belonging to Lancashire were shipped from Chester > to Preston some years ago. This does beg several questions such as - who's > got the Probate Act Books? Who filmed what for the wills and where? I'm > simply being curious but there are numerous missing wills and it would be > infuriating to miss one simply because it's in the wrong place according to > my simplistic view of the world. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

And worse still to find them if the originals are lost, index entries show they existed once and LANCAT is down! Oh what fun....

Well. Even though I was born in Lancashire I will still have to check a map! Jane Devon > On 9 Feb 2016, at 11:03, June Dowling via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes -- in some cases it is an extract, which can also be helpful and informative. In others though, it is the FULL will, which you can download page by page. > > The point I was trying to make is that locations you may not think of as South of the Ribble --- are! In addition do not insert Lancashire as the location. Insert Cheshire. > June > > From: Fiona Hall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected]; lancsgen <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:41 > Subject: Re: [LAN] Lancashire Marriage Licence and Bonds on Find My > > Just a small comment on the Cheshire Wills on FMP. One of my lot died in Oswaldtwistle – Thomas CLAYTON, surgeon – and his Will is listed in the Cheshire Wills. Clicking on the image symbol brought up the Extract of the Will , but on enquiring at the Cheshire Records Office for the full Will, I found it was actually stored at Preston, which is where I had to get it from. Fiona > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think that those wills belonging to Lancashire were shipped from Chester to Preston some years ago. This does beg several questions such as - who's got the Probate Act Books? Who filmed what for the wills and where? I'm simply being curious but there are numerous missing wills and it would be infuriating to miss one simply because it's in the wrong place according to my simplistic view of the world.

Thanks to both of you. I did look at genuki and was surprised at so many Moss Sides. My relatives were Mariners so I think I should have a closer look at the Moss Side of Ulverston as per Mike's email. It never seemed feasible that there could have been a Moss Side family name but as Mike suggests it could have been from several previous generations which in turn may lead to a slightly different spelling. The paternal side of the family came from Scotland to Ulverston about 1816 which could toss many more options into the mix. Interestingly enough the only reason I found this branch of my family was through my uncle's middle name of Pernie. At that time nobody in the family knew the significance off for it but with a little research I was able to find my Ulverston connection. I certainly will look closer at the Moss Side name. On the hunt once again thanks to the Lancashire List. Noreen > On Feb 9, 2016, at 8:36 AM, Mike Morris <[email protected]> wrote: > > It appears there is another Moss Side. I did a Google search and located the following. > > Reference: R 383a/5 > Description: > Name: Allen, John > > Address: Moss Side, Ulverston, Furness, Lancashire > > Occupation: Yeoman > > Contents: will > Date: 1829 Feb 19 > Held by: Lancashire Archives, not available at The National Archives > Language: English > > I have the name BIGLAND running in my family, sometimes used as a first name or a middle name. It helped me track down other branches as their surnames changed. Eventually, I pinned it down as the surname of my 5x great grandmother who was married to the vicar John GIBSON of a church in Lytham. from 1750 to 1800. From this I found she was from the north west of Lancashire and the family had a hall named after them. Bigland Hall. I suggest that your family wanted to keep the name Moss Side for possibly the same reason. Its a name that was important to keep alive. My Bigland's are connected to the PRESTON'S. The PRESTON's got their name from the city of Preston. But for me that needs more research. > > Kind regards, > > Mike Morris > Toronto Canada > >

Yes -- in some cases it is an extract, which can also be helpful and informative. In others though, it is the FULL will, which you can download page by page. The point I was trying to make is that locations you may not think of as South of the Ribble --- are! In addition do not insert Lancashire as the location. Insert Cheshire. June From: Fiona Hall <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; lancsgen <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 9 February 2016, 9:41 Subject: Re: [LAN] Lancashire Marriage Licence and Bonds on Find My Just a small comment on the Cheshire Wills on FMP. One of my lot died in Oswaldtwistle – Thomas CLAYTON, surgeon – and his Will is listed in the Cheshire Wills.  Clicking on the image symbol brought up the Extract of the Will , but on enquiring at the Cheshire Records Office for the full Will, I found it was actually stored at Preston, which is where I had to get it from. Fiona

Just a small comment on the Cheshire Wills on FMP. One of my lot died in Oswaldtwistle – Thomas CLAYTON, surgeon – and his Will is listed in the Cheshire Wills. Clicking on the image symbol brought up the Extract of the Will , but on enquiring at the Cheshire Records Office for the full Will, I found it was actually stored at Preston, which is where I had to get it from. Fiona

Thanks for the info. Rather strange that they would call a child James Mosside Pernie. Perhaps it opens another avenue to explore. Noreen > On Feb 9, 2016, at 8:16 AM, Phil Stringer <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 09/02/2016 16:12, John Lynch via wrote: >> Moss Side is in Manchester. I don't know how it was when your ancestor lived there but if you want to know what it's like now, read this: > Or between Lytham and Wrea Green. There were quite a few of them next to a 'Moss'. > > phil >> >> http://tinyurl.com/q822q33 >> >> -- >> John Lynch >> >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto:lancsgen- >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of N NASH via >>> Sent: 09 February 2016 16:05 >>> To: Mike Morris; [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list >>> >>> As an aside from the discussion could you explain where Moss Side is for me >>> please. I first thought it was an area in Ulverston. One of my relatives has >>> Mosside as a second name. I always thought or was a translation area but >>> perhaps there is more to it. Seems like an unusual monicker. >>> Many thanks. >>> Noreen >>> Victoria, BC >>>>> On Feb 8, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Mike Morris via <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Hello Fiona, >>>> I am on a number of Facebook sites. Middleton, Hulme/Ardwick/Ancoats >>> and another for Moss Side. I have never seen a query posted on these sites. >>>> Mike Morris Toronto Canada >>>> >>>> From: Fiona Hall via <[email protected]> >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:41 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list >>>> >>>> All the lists and boards I belong to are quiet. I fear that the next generation >>> of researchers will do it on facebook – the ones I belong to are really lively. >>> <snip> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>>> >>>> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >>>> >>>> The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen- >>> [email protected] >>>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>> >>> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >>> >>> The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] >>> >>> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LANCSGEN- >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >>> the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! >> >> The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] >> >> :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > Phil Stringer > > UK Genealogy - http://www.genuki.org.uk/ >

As an aside from the discussion could you explain where Moss Side is for me please. I first thought it was an area in Ulverston. One of my relatives has Mosside as a second name. I always thought or was a translation area but perhaps there is more to it. Seems like an unusual monicker. Many thanks. Noreen Victoria, BC > On Feb 8, 2016, at 6:24 AM, Mike Morris via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Fiona, > I am on a number of Facebook sites. Middleton, Hulme/Ardwick/Ancoats and another for Moss Side. I have never seen a query posted on these sites. > Mike Morris Toronto Canada > > From: Fiona Hall via <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 7:41 AM > Subject: Re: [LAN] quiet mailling list > > All the lists and boards I belong to are quiet. I fear that the next generation of researchers will do it on facebook – the ones I belong to are really lively. <snip> > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks June for both of those posts.... Not sure if I knew that or not but I haven't felt FMP useful in the past except for Devon.. So I will give it a go now for Lancs Wills. Jane > On 8 Feb 2016, at 19:40, June Dowling via <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > Filmed records of many Lancashire Marriage Licences and Bonds are available on Find My Past. As with Lancashire pre 1858 Wills - these are for people in those places South of the Ribble such as Colne, Burnley, Blackburn, Rochdale, Haslingden etc etc. (These are locations which you may not have considered to be south of the Ribble). > > To find these marriage licences you need to access the Cheshire records on Find My Past. Hence; > 1. Click 'Search' on the ribbon menu at the top of the home page.2. Click 'A-Z of Record Sets'3. Start typing in 'Cheshire' (without the quotes) in the search box.4. Amongst the list of Cheshire records which appear - select 'Cheshire Marriage Licence Bonds and Allegations'5. Enter your search criteria in the search box which appears ----BUT DO NOT INSERT A PARISH --- you will see that many results do not show a location -- you will need to click on the filmed record to see where the marriage occurred. In many, many instances - this will be in Lancashire. > I hope someone finds something of interest amongst these supposedly 'Cheshire' records. > Regards June > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > > The list's administrator can be contacted at [email protected] > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message